completed their core, required graduate level course work (courses that are not minimally required for graduation can still be underway such as electives, extra practica, and so on. Consult with your program’s Training Director if you are unsure).*

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In exceptional circumstances, if some core coursework is not completed at the time of application but a student’s program Training Director certifies that this course will be completed by December 31, 2017 then the application will still be accepted, considered, and reviewed. In those cases, confirmation of coursework completion must be provided to us no later than January 31, 2018 to consider the applicant for ranking with the National Matching Service.

In addition, each of our five Tracks has individualized minimum application criteria. Interested applicants should review the Track descriptions below for more details of the minimal credentials required.

Although proposal of the doctoral thesis is required, it is preferable that applicants have also collected and analyzed their data, completed a draft of their thesis, and, whenever possible, have successfully defended their doctoral thesis prior to beginning the predoctoral residency year. Preference will be given to applicants who have defended their proposal and collected their data by the time of their application.

Applicants from CPA-accredited or APA-accredited graduate psychology programs (or that have an initial accreditation site visit scheduled with CPA or APA) will be considered.

In the past our Consortium has matched most often with students from Clinical Ph.D. programs, but we have successfully matched with applicants from doctoral Counselling programs as well. There is also great variability across doctoral programs and applicants from Counselling, Clinical Neuropsychology, or School Psychology Ph.D. programs, or from Psy.D. programs may have clinical experiences and training that match well with our program, particularly certain of our specialty Tracks. Therefore, we encourage applications from students in such programs who believe their goals and experiences are a match with our training opportunities and program structure.

Note that due to recent changes by the Canadian government to laws regarding employment of non-Canadian Citizens, this year we are only able to consider applications from Canadian Citizen and Canadian Permanent Resident applicants.

Prior to starting the residency, all residents must provide evidence of Professional Liability Insurance to the Director of Clinical Training. Coverage must be in effect by the first day of program. If your university program does not provide insurance coverage while on residency, information about how to obtain this insurance is available from the Director of Clinical Training.

Because of the highly vulnerable populations at many of the Consortium Sites, final acceptance into the program is dependent on the successful completion of a vulnerable persons/police record check. We can provide information on this process after the final APPIC Matching process has completed.

Given that the primary language spoken by supervisors in the Consortium is English, and the language of training and of most services provided by psychologists within the Consortium is English, residents will be expected to perform clinical services and be supervised in English. As such, applicants should be proficient enough in oral and written English to perform all necessary clinical and training experiences in English. On occasion, some sites or supervisors may see clients whose primary language is not English. Under these circumstances there may be opportunities to conduct clinical work in a language other than English. For this to occur, the resident’s supervisor must ensure this is appropriate for the client, the resident must be deemed competent to conduct clinical work in this language (i.e., is a native speaker, or is interviewed by a bilingual staff member or member of the Consortium), and arrangements must be made for appropriate supervision. Proficiency in more than one language, therefore, may be an asset

Course work at the graduate and/or undergraduate level in (a) child or lifespan development (or both), and (b) child psychopathology, assessment, and intervention,

Coursework and practica at the graduate level reflecting that children and/or adolescents are a population of key interest,

A minimum of 75 face-to-face hours of child and/or adolescent therapeutic experience. This includes individual therapy with adolescent, school-aged, and pre-school aged children, group counselling for adolescents and/or children, career counselling for adolescents, family therapy and time spent in school counselling interventions, and

A minimum of five child and/or adolescent integrated psychological reports.

A minimum of 600 hours of direct mental health assessment, intervention, consultation, and supervision practicum experience, as assessed by summing face-to-face intervention and assessment hours (doctoral and master’s level) and supervision hours stated in the APPI,

Completed their core required doctoral coursework,

Defended their dissertation proposal, and

Experience with a range of psychotherapeutic modalities.

Additionally, concerning psychological assessment experience, we require that applicants have completed (by the application deadline) at least 100 hours of assessment experience (as indicated by the number of assessment hours in the "Summary of Practicum Experience" section of the AAPI) as well as at least five integrated adult psychological assessment reports.

for those wishing to complete a Major Rotation with an adult population (i.e., LHSC: University Hospital, LHSC: Victoria Hospital; SJHC: Parkwood Institute), 1) a minimum of 100 hours in face-to-face neuropsychological activities with adults and 2) 8 comprehensive adult neuropsychological assessment reports completed in neuropsychology practica.

for those wishing to complete a Major Rotation in LHSC: Children’s Hospital, Paediatric Health Psychology, 1) coursework at the graduate and/or undergraduate level in child psychopathology, assessment, and intervention; and 2) a minimum of 75 face-to-face hours of child and/or adolescent therapeutic experience.

To be considered, applicants for positions in theCounselling Trackmust have the following credentials:

A minimum of 600 hours of direct client contact including assessment, intervention, consultation, and supervision practicum experience as assessed by summing face-to-face intervention and assessment hours (doctoral and master’s level) and supervision hours stated in the APPI

Completion of core required doctoral coursework, and

Experience with a range of psychotherapeutic modalities.

In order to facilitate our review of your application, we strongly encourage you to clarify how you have met the Track's requirements in the contents of your cover letter.

We welcome applications to multiple Tracks, and request that any such applicants describe how they meet requirements of all Tracks to which they are applying.

Diversity and Non-Discrimination Policy

The member sites of the London Clinical Psychology Residency Consortium are committed to employment equity, welcome diversity in the workplace, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals including members of visible minorities, aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities.

The London Clinical Psychology Residency Consortium endeavours to provide an accessible work place for residents with disabilities. All sites can provide work space, parking, and equipment to meet the needs of residents with disabilities and successful accommodations have been made for residents in the past.

Applicants who may have specific questions about access and accommodations available at our setting are encouraged to contact the Director of Clinical Training early in the application process in order that their concerns or needs may be fully addressed, including during the application process.

Application and Selection Procedures

Application procedures involve submission of each the following using the AAPI Online:

Cover letter (that should state to which Track you are applying and why you believe you are a good fit for training provided by that Track)

As per APPIC requirements, all letters of reference are to be in the submitted using the APPIC Standardized Reference Form. This form for letters of reference includes a review of the applicant’s current professional and personal skills and strengths with regard to areas of competencies, as well as the opportunity to comment on areas for potential growth and development. Use of this Standardized Reference Form is now required by APPIC, and can be accessed at:

Please note that we require no supplemental material to be sent with the application.

Applications to more than one Track are accepted, providing the applicant meets the individualized minimum criteria for each Track. Only one application and one cover letter is necessary if applying to multiple Tracks. We ask that applicants indicate clearly in their cover letter all Tracks to which they are applying, and why they believe they are a good fit for the training provided by those Tracks.

The application deadline, for all material to be submitted using the AAPI online, isWednesday, November 1, 2017by the end of the day (in the applicant’s time zone). We expect to email applicants to let them know that we have received their application, and if it is complete, by the end of the day on November 6, 2017. Applicants do not need to contact us before then to check on the status of their applications.

The interview notification date is set for:Friday, December 1, 2017 (this is the final date by which all applicants can expect to be notified of their interview status). Applicants will be contacted by email with their interview status.

A subset of applicants will be chosen for interviews to take place some time in January 2018. Each Track has its own team of interviewers. As per a recent agreement by the CCPPP, the interview booking date is set forMonday, December 4, 2017 starting at 11:00 am EST. Arrangements for interviews will only be made starting on that date and time, so we ask invited applicants to please only contact us at or after 11:00 am EST on December 4, 2017.

Start date for this predoctoral residency year is:Tuesday, September 4, 2018.

All applications will be carefully reviewed and rated by supervisory staff within the applicant’s Track. Applicant rankings are based on many factors, including (in no particular order): progress toward completion of dissertation; quality, breadth, and depth of assessment and intervention experience (particularly in areas related to the training offered in our Consortium); relevant didactic training (e.g., course work, workshops attended); academic accomplishments; letters of reference; faculty’s impressions from the applicant interviews; research experience; quality of writing samples (e.g., responses to essays on the AAPI); goals of training; and other information from the application materials.

Note that applicants arenotranked based on the raw number of practicum hours reported in the APPI, as long as the minimum required hours for the Consortium in general and their specific Track(s) of interest have been completed. Students and programs should strive in their practica for experience with cases varying in complexity in different service delivery settings, with a variety of populations, presenting questions, assessment and therapeutic models and methods, case conferences, and supervisors to acquire the competencies for readiness for a successful predoctoral residency year. This is more important than the number of hours recorded.

If an applicant is unable to travel to London for the interview, a telephone interview will be arranged at the expense of the Consortium. While we recognize that face-to-face interviews allow potential residents to meet the staff and become familiar with the setting, there is no prejudice against those applicants who are interviewed by telephone. In a typical year, many of our interviews are conducted by telephone and we have had applicants match with us following a phone interview. At the present time, we are unable to offer video-conferencing interviews.

The interviews typically follow a three-part format. The core of the interview is with the interview team, which includes representative supervisors from the Track. This approximately one-hour interview is the primary evaluative portion of the interview process. While it is an evaluative interview, there is also an opportunity for applicants to ask questions about the predoctoral residency during this interview.

Two additional interviews are offered so that applicants can learn more about our residency program. Applicants meet with the Director of Clinical Training, often in a group with other applicants, where they are provided with a more general overview of the Consortium and can have their general questions about the program answered. Applicants are also provided with the opportunity to speak with a current resident about his or her experiences as a resident in our program. Neither the Director of Clinical Training nor the residents are part of the formal evaluative process although, in rare circumstances, the Director of Clinical Training may comment on an applicant to their Track’s interview team. As well, any contact an applicant has with other Consortium staff - with the exception of the resident lunches - can become part of their application file.

Applicants who have been offered an interview are also welcome to meet individually with potential supervisors to discuss details of training opportunities. When an offer is made for an interview with our Consortium, applicants can request separate additional meetings to be arranged with any specific supervisors to allow them to discuss details of training opportunities in their rotations. Interview applicants interested in such meetings should request them when arranging the date of the interview (note that, due to potential limited availability of some potential Consortium supervisors, these may need to be arranged for another date or by telephone).

Given the large number of strong applications typically received by the Consortium, not all applicants can be offered an interview. However, some applicants may receive notification that they will be ranked without an interview. We strongly encourage these candidates to contact us for more information and can arrange for them to discuss the program with current residents, supervisors, or the Director of Clinical Training.

APPIC Policies

All selection procedures follow the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC)guidelines. This Consortium agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at these training facilities will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any applicant. The fourteen positions will be offered to applicants in order of their ranking within the Tracks through the National Matching Service. All ranking and offers will be in accordance with APPIC Match policies.

APPIC regulations make it clear that acceptance of a position is binding. We therefore ask that applicants and their Directors of Training or Department Heads carefully review their program’s requirements for releasing the student to go on internship, to ensure that students who are applying for positions in our Consortium will indeed be allowed to begin their training experiences onTuesday, September 4, 2018.

The deadline for submissions by both residents and by programs of their Rank Order Lists to the National Matching Service for Phase I is set by APPIC and will be onWednesday, February 7, 2018 – 11:59 p.m., Eastern time. APPIC Phase I Match Day will be onFriday, February 23, 2018.

If any of our residency positions remain unfilled after Phase I of the match, we will follow APPIC guidelines for participation in Match Phase II. Because of the reduced timeline of Phase II, any interviews during that time will be by telephone only.

Policy on Handling Your Personal Information

In accordance with federal privacy legislation (Personal Information Protection and Electronics Documents Act), you should be aware that we are committed to collecting only the information in your application that is required to process your application. This information is secured within Psychological Services at London Health Sciences Centre and is shared only with those individuals involved in the evaluation of your application. If you are not matched with our Consortium, your personal information is destroyed one year after Phase II Match Day.

If you are matched with our Consortium, your application and CV will be available only to those directly involved in your supervision and training including your rotation supervisors, your Track Coordinator, the Director of Clinical Training, and relevant administrative support staff. We will place an electronic copy of this material on a secured section of the relevant Consortium Site networks that will only be made available to those individuals directly involved in your supervision and training.

Information on Accreditation

The London Clinical Psychology Residency Consortium was initially formed by a partnership of the London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph’s Health Care (London), Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI), and Vanier Children’s Services. That residency program had its first cohort of residents begin in 2008. The program expanded to include a new partnership with the Student Development Centre at Western University, and the first cohort of residents from this new five-member consortium began in September 2012.

The London Clinical Psychology Residency Consortium was first accredited as a Doctoral Internship Program in Clinical Psychology by the Canadian Psychological Association in 2009, and after our site visit in 2014 was re-accredited for a 7 year term, from 2013-14 to 2020-21. The next accreditation site visit is due in 2020-21.

Information on accreditation by the Canadian Psychological Association is available by contacting the following office: